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• Ibn al-Haytham presented the theory of reflection and refraction of light.
• He is also known as Alhazen.
• His work, particularly his "Book of Optics", is titled Kitab al-Manazir, written during 1011–1021.
• Born: c. 965 (c. 354 AH) Basra, Buyid Emirate
• Died: c. 1040 (c. 430 AH)[1] (aged around 75) Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate

Last verified on 02-09-2026

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• The term “antigen” was coined in 1899 by Ladislas Deutsch (László Detre).
• The word is derived from “antibody-generating” (anti + gen).

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• Louis Pasteur is famous for his work on vaccination and germ theory.
• Edward Jenner pioneered the smallpox vaccine.

Last verified on 01-09-2026

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Sandra Harding

• Developed feminist epistemology; identified three approaches:
• Feminist empiricism (1986, The Science Question in Feminism)
• Standpoint theory (1991, Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?)
• Postmodern feminism (1986, later works)

Additional information

• Simone de Beauvoir — The Second Sex (1949)
• Judith Butler — Gender Trouble (1990)
• Betty Friedan — The Feminine Mystique (1963)

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• Marconi invented Radio.
• Radio was invented in 1895.
• Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor.

Last verified on 12-08-2026

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• First man who travelled in Space was Yuri Gagarin in 1961.
• Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut.
• He aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space.

Additional information:

• First man who Walk in Space was Alexei Leonov in 1965.
• First man who Walk on Moon was Neil Armstrong in 1969.

Last verified on 10-03-2026